By Cameron Trotter During my undergraduate years, I had the opportunity to participate in a mission trip to Peru. Returning to a resource-limited setting at this stage of my medical training, however, felt different. With the knowledge and surgical skills I have gained during residency, I felt I could contribute in a more meaningful and […]
UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation professor and pediatric orthopedic medicine physician Blaise Nemeth, MD, has been selected to receive the Pediatric Orthopedic Medicine Trailblazer Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Orthopaedics. The Section on Orthopaedics established the award to recognize Dr. Nemeth’s significant contributions to pediatric orthopedics and his leadership […]
Kenneth Noonan, MD, the Dr. Henry I. Okagaki Professor of Pediatric Orthopedics in the UW Departments of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and chief of the Division of Pediatric Orthopedics, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Medicine Pioneer Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Orthopaedics. The new award recognizes […]
Research Associate Jie Deng, MD, PhD, has received a UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Pilot Award to advance innovative research to improve how quantitative ultrasound (QUS) imaging assesses tendon health and healing. Dr. Deng’s project will investigate what QUS measurements reveal about the underlying biological and mechanical properties of tendons. Using two advanced imaging […]
Keith Knurr, DPT, PhD, SCS, an assistant professor in the UW Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation and an Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) KL2 Scholar, has received a pilot award from ICTR to support innovative research exploring how wearable technology could help people modify their walking patterns and reduce stress on their knee […]
